Workforce insights has been developed to inform government skills planning and to support employers and individuals to make informed workforce and skill development decisions. These reports bring together advice from South Australia's Industry Skills Councils (ISCs) and their networks, labour market and training data and industry research to explore the latest trends in skills and workforce development. The reports were developed prior to, and in the early stages of, the global outbreak of [Coronavirus Disease 2019] Coronavirus (COVID-19), and it is evident that significant disruption has sinc
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Workforce insights has been developed to inform government skills planning and to support employers and individuals to make informed workforce and skill development decisions. These reports bring together advice from South Australia's Industry Skills Councils (ISCs) and their networks, labour market and training data and industry research to explore the latest trends in skills and workforce development. The reports were developed prior to, and in the early stages of, the global outbreak of [Coronavirus Disease 2019] Coronavirus (COVID-19), and it is evident that significant disruption has since occurred - impacting both industry and the demand for a skilled workforce, as well as the ability of employers to commence and retain apprentices and trainees. The need for further consideration of the impacts relevant to each industry is noted, and work in this regard has commenced.
The disability sector includes a range of allied and other care services, including physiotherapy, speech pathology, occupational therapy, transport, residential care and disability assistance services. Disability, health, aged care and community services provide support and care to the most vulnerable people in society. The complex health needs of consumers mean that services are often multidisciplinary and interrelated, not mutually exclusive. It is recommended that the care sector workforce insights [available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 141.201, TD/TNC 141.203 and TD/TNC 141.211] are read in conjunction with each other to improve understanding of the relationship between services and the complexity of service provision.
The key findings in this report are: Around 6,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs will be created as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) rolls out and people with disability access expanded supports; The actual number of jobs is expected to be higher, as there is a large proportion of part time and casual employment in this sector and there is likely to be broader flow-on effects from potential growth in other industries; Attracting workers to disability work can be challenging for regional and remote employers, this also adds to the cost of training employees where no local training provider is available; Retention also presents challenges to employers, with low wages and insecure employment models contributing to high staff turnover, which impacts the quality of care and the skills development of the workforce; An ageing workforce increases the urgency to address retention issues; The industry currently relies upon skilled migration to fulfil workforce demand. Strategies to attract young people and develop career pathways within disability are under development.
Edited excerpts from publication.
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